Morning Docket: 01.28.08
* Top candidates turn to trial lawyers for support. [Washington Post]
* More recusal requests expected in WV Supreme Court. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Former NFL player's wife files malpractice suit over surgery. [ESPN]
* Suffrage suffers in Mexico. [MSNBC]
* How to count primary delegates (and an explanation of the "superdelegates"). [New York Times; New York Times]
* "It's just not realistic" to present major new initiatives, but the SOTU will still be on every channel tonight. White House speechwriters are not on strike. [CNN]
* Super-litigator Tom Barr of Cravath, RIP. [New York Times (death notice); WSJ Law Blog]
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RIP, Mr. Barr.
Litigators, take note: even the most super of superlitigators receives minor coverage when he passes, and will be unknown to the world (save his family and friends) in a few short weeks. Being a great lawyer is admirable, but it's not what life is about.